Portlink Industrial Park update 

16 September 2024

We’re getting in touch to let you know the latest information about Portlink Industrial Park's site operations.

As outlined previously, a land use consent was approved to establish industrial activity on the site, including a container yard. The applicant lodged an objection to the conditions of the consent, and this objection has since been considered by an Independent Commissioner who has upheld it.

As a result:

• The noise conditions have been removed and the applicant has instead volunteered a condition which requires the container operator of the site to undertake a noise management plan. There is still provision in the consent for the 2.4-metre acoustic fence, as well as a requirement to comply with the District Plan's noise standards.
   
• A condition that restricted shipping containers and/or buildings to a height of 11 metres has been amended so that it applies to buildings only. Whether containers are deemed to be a building and subject to the 11-metre height limit is now the subject of an application for a declaration made to the Environment Court. The Court’s declaration is expected by the end of this month.

Because the Independent Commissioner has made a decision about the objection, the consent is now operative and the applicant is required to comply with the updated conditions.

We’ll continue to keep you updated with information as it comes to hand.

Get in touch and stay updated

Our compliance staff are responding to complaints and answering queries.

If you have an urgent complaint about operations on the site, such as noise, please phone 941 8999.

If you have any questions about the Resource Consent process, please contact Mark Stevenson, Head of Planning and Consents: mark.stevenson@ccc.govt.nz or 941 5583.

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